"To me, it’s the embodiment of public service," he said. "It touches everybody’s lives in one way or another."... More

A candidate for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission has filed an ethics complaint against her opponent, alleging state money is being used for political gain.... More

WASHINGTON - The chances that Shelby County's challenge to Voting Rights Act will make it to the U.S. Supreme Court have improved since the Justice Department announced it is rethinking its position in a similar North Carolina case. In a...... More

Elected officials are raising money after they get into office.... More

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Armistead said Hawk had "a long and documented history of supporting the Democratic Party" by supporting liberal political positions, helping recruit Democratic candidates and making contributions to the Democratic Party.... More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate, debating legislation to ban insider trading by members of Congress, today adopted an amendment from Sen. Richard Shelby that would extend more robust personal financial disclosure rules to many employees in the executive branch.Sen. Richard...... More

A pair of local Republican stalwarts, Wayne Parker and Dale Strong, square off in March to become chairman of Madison County Commission. But Parker has accepted the endorsement of a prominent Democrat, outgoing chairman Mike Gillespie.... More

Bell received more than $81,500 from political action committees, the largest share being $34,500 from BIZ PAC.... More

General Fund grows by 60.8 percent, mostly because of windfall from Alabama Trust Fund.... More